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Here at the clinic, we are constantly trying to find the best ways to stand for the true, the good, and the beautiful parts of humanity. Each season, we fundraise for a environmental or social justice group that are already doing the good work. Last fall and winter we were able to send a hearty amount to the Standing Rock legal fund and this spring and summer we helped raise funds for an indigenous family in Ecuador's upper Amazon to build a traditional healing lodge for their community that is being torn apart by oil. This season we will be supporting a beautiful expression of artistic activism.

Seeds of the Anaconda is a visionary art gathering that seeks to share Ancestral Wisdom through exhibitions, art workshops, artist talks, ceremony, and community outreach. From 2012 to 2020, gatherings across the Americas and the world will unite Indigenous tribes and non-Indian tribes to come together in one purpose and one heart, for peace, harmony, and the restoration of unity with all living Beings and the Earth. This year Seeds of the Anaconda are raising money to have this gathering in a remote tribal community in Santa Marta, Sierra Nevada, Colombia, where the people have never had the opportunity to access artwork usually only seen in city museums and private collections.

Over the past ten years I have witnessed the efficacy of the sliding scale and have seen how, in many ways, the sliding scale itself is a healing influence. For people seeking sustainable ways to stay healthy, for the health care community as a whole, and for business owners like me; the sliding scale offers a refreshing reframe to the dominant paradigm of business as usual and how we look at health.

I'm not sure if there is a correlation between the arrival of the summer solstice and gay pride month, but I would like to think that there is. The timing, in fact, was meant to fall roughly on the anniversary of the famous Stonewall riots which sparked the gay rights movement.

Working with the combination of acupuncture and sound therapy stimulates a creative environment where resilience is amplified. In our personal lives, families and workplace organizations, we often feel overstressed, and thus lack creativity and aliveness. Healing vibrations enliven and animate our imagination, rejuvenate the energy in our bodies, and therefore, revive the vigor in our spirits to go back out there and give it everything we’ve got.

I recently came across this phrase in a book on Kampo, the Japanese system of herbal medicine with close ties to classical Chinese herbal traditions. I was strangely moved; for as a student and young practitioner in this tradition of herbalism, the saying seemed to describe so well my experience of learning this vast, complex, and subtle art: a sense of being taught not only by my teachers but by the tradition itself.

Congratulations on moving through another winter and keeping hope alive :)

In these unprecedented and trying times, we could all stand to strengthen our capacity for hope. It just so happens that the spring season, as seen through the eyes of Chinese medical cosmology, gives us exactly this opportunity.

One of the coolest recent studies shows that acupuncture not only works at a local anatomical level, but that it actually causes the brain to rewrite its mental map of the body. In this randomized control experiment, researchers looked at patients suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome. What they found was that acupuncture relieved the local pain symptoms in the wrist, and...

We have entered into some uncharted waters. While what is happening in our collective reality has hints of patterns from the past, there has never been another now.... We are at a place now in history where we need all hands on deck, all organ systems in full working order, and all past behind us.

It’s that time again! The holidays are upon us and we are off to join friends and family to celebrate and bring in a New Year. At the center of every celebration is likely a feast or at least a great cocktail hour! The question is – can you handle all the food, booze and deserts that come across your palette? Do you struggle when you travel to keep your diet in line?

Here are my 5 simple and smart tips for making it through this year’s holiday travel schedule by all modes of travel.

We are now in the deepest, darkest, most still, and receptive time in the wheel of the year as the Yin energy is full. On the winter solstice (DEC 21) the tiniest spark of Yang Qi appears in the darkness to lift us up into lighter times. This miracle of the return of the light is what all of our winter holiday festivals are based on. Listen into the magic of this time...

It's been a wild ride this week. And wherever you may be on that rollercoaster, we just want to remind you that we are here for you. With massage, sound baths, acupuncture, reiki, leadership coaching, and therapy you can treat yourself to you-time and tune into what's important. In the meantime, here's a little inspiration from the wonderful Maya Angelou:

The following recipe combines the benefits of bone broth with Chinese herbs. Many of us have already experienced a cold this fall as the seasons make their shift. Eating this soup periodically can help keep our immune systems...

Divination is an old-fashioned word for how we can provoke the universe into furnishing us with signs and symbols to guide us along our path in life. And learning to navigate that world is the theme of Jonathan Edwards upcoming workshop series at BAP. In this interview Jonathan talks about what we can expect from his class, the role divination plays in his work as a healer, and how plants can be our guides through the world of dreams and symbols.

There's no two bits about it, Reiki is gaining some major-momentous-universe-force right now. Reiki may have been something you associate with your hippie neighbor, but there's a reason why more hospitals, nursing homes, day care centers, health care communities and all kinds of celebrities are turning towards this healing modality...

Getting meals on the table day-in and day-out isn't easy. We are busy. We are tired. We are overwhelmed by the thought of cooking every night. Cooking for yourself gives you control over what you are eating, saves a ton of money, and makes you feel better almost immediately. Changing your habits around cooking is easier than you think. Here are my top 5 strategies for conquering meal planning . . .

Shortly after the horrific Orlando shootings, my practice made a drastic shift. Anxiety/PTSD/Depression/Insomnia made up about 15% of my practice before the massacre. In the days, weeks, and months that followed this percentage shot up to well over 50%. The LGBTQ community is experiencing a collective trauma response that deserves to be recognized. Many of our community members face trauma triggers in everyday life from past experiences. ..Even though

Imagine our world map without borders. Zoom out and see the Earth as it is. It is amazing to think it's only been 45 years since that first photo of Earth from the NASA Lunar Orbiter 1 was taken. This was the first time in history that humans could actually see the planet as a whole and while that pivotal moment changed our consciousness to some degree, the magnitude of critical imbalances on the earth now calls for another level of action...